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Buddhism and Culture

Buddhism and Culture

Chapter:

(p.45)
Chapter 3 Buddhism and Culture

Source:

Reflections of a Zen Buddhist Nun

Author(s):

Kim Iryŏp

, Jin Y. Park

Publisher:

University of Hawai'i Press

DOI:10.21313/hawaii/9780824838782.003.0004

In this chapter, Kim Iryŏp offers a philosophical reflection on Buddhism and how to become a great person of culture. Iryŏp begins by referring to the Buddha as the pronoun for all existence, the omnipotent self of all beings, equipped with creativity and all the necessary elements in the universe. She says the standard value for existence lies in how we each grasp and utilize our self, and a person who understands and utilizes his self enjoys the happiness of nirvana. The universe repeats the four stages of formation, sustenance, decay, and disappearance; existence repeats the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death. Iryŏp also talks about freedom and peace as different names for one's own self and clarifies that becoming attached to the Buddha is not Buddhism. She describes the Buddha as a great person of culture.

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